Dehradun. Major changes have been made in the traffic system in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand, in view of the public meeting of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Friday, the investiture parade organized in the police line and the Dhanteras festival. Due to several important events and festival shopping on the same day, the vehicular pressure on major roads of the city is likely to increase. In view of this, the traffic police has issued a special traffic plan. Many routes around the parade ground and police lines have been declared zero zones. Apart from this, separate parking lots have been earmarked for people coming to public meetings and citizens shopping in markets.
According to the police administration, a public meeting of Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be organized at the Parade Ground on Friday. A large number of people are likely to participate in it. A decoration parade will be organized in the police line, in which special guests will be present. On the other hand, on the occasion of Dhanteras, crowds of people are expected to gather in the major markets of the city for shopping. In such a situation, to maintain the smooth traffic system, entry of vehicles has been restricted on many routes.
Zero zone will remain around the parade ground
Special traffic restrictions will remain in force around the parade ground during the public meeting of Home Minister Amit Shah. Movement of all types of vehicles will be restricted from Rojgar Tiraha to Lansdowne Chowk via CJM Tiraha. This area has been made zero zone.
Vehicles going from Survey Chowk towards Orient Chowk and Lansdowne Chowk will be diverted from Rojgar Tirahe towards Kanak Chowk. Similarly, vehicles going from Buddha Chowk to Cross Road will be sent through MKP route.
Vehicles going from Araghar to EC Road will be diverted towards Subhash Road via CMI, MKP and Buddha Chowk. The traffic police has appealed to the drivers to use the prescribed alternative routes.
Separate parking for vehicles coming to public meeting
Separate parking spaces have been made for the vehicles of people attending the public meeting. Parking for VIP vehicles has been earmarked at Shed Parking, Kanak Chowk Multilevel Parking and Tibetan Market Multilevel Parking.
There will be arrangements for small vehicles at Rangers Ground, Kabul House Parking and Mangala Devi Inter College. The buses coming for the public meeting will be parked at Bannu School Ground, Gurudwara Ground and Gurunanak Ground Race Course.
Separate arrangements for dropping passengers and parking have been made for buses coming from Haridwar, Rishikesh, Roorkee and ISBT. The aim of the police is to reduce the pressure of unnecessary vehicles around the public meeting place.
Road closed due to decoration parade in police line
There will be changes in the traffic system even during the investiture parade organized in Police Lines. Movement of vehicles will be restricted from Negi Tirahe to Bannu School Chowk via Police Line Petrol Pump.
Vehicles going from Negi Tirahe to Bannu School will be diverted towards Gurunanak Chowk. Whereas vehicles coming from Bannu School Chowk towards Negi Tirahe will have to reach their destination via Gurunanak Chowk and Suri Chowk.
Parking has been earmarked for VIP vehicles coming for the investiture parade at the Martyr Memorial Ground, Administrative Building and MT Section Ground. There will be parking arrangements for general vehicles at Guru Nanak Ground Race Course.
Special arrangements for those shopping on Dhanteras
In view of the possibility of huge crowd in the major markets of Dehradun on the occasion of Dhanteras, the traffic police has made special parking arrangements.
People coming to Dharampur market for shopping will be able to park their vehicles in the race course area. For those going to Nehru Colony market, parking has been earmarked on the link road on both sides of the GST office.
Drivers coming to Rispana area will be able to use the designated parking space located at Rajiv Nagar. There will be parking arrangements at Dussehra Ground for people coming to Premnagar market and on Maldevta Road for those shopping at Raipur Shiv Mandir market.
Apart from this, parking spaces have also been identified for people coming from Chakrata Road, Rajpur Road, Sahasradhara Road and other major areas.
Ban on entry of loading vehicles in Paltan market
To control the crowd on Dhanteras, entry of loading vehicles will be restricted in Paltan Bazaar from 10 am to 9 pm.
This restriction will be applicable on goods vehicles coming from Darshani Gate, Tilak Road, Bhandari Chowk, Ansari Marg, Tehsil Chowk and Dispensary Road.
Traders have been advised to complete the loading and unloading of goods before 10 am. This arrangement is expected to provide convenience to people walking on foot in the market and reduce traffic pressure.
Changes in the routes of city bus and Vikram also
Necessary changes have also been made in the city’s public transport system. Operation of Vikram vehicles number five and eight will be limited to Tehsil Chowk.
Orient Chowk has been made the new drop point for city buses going towards Rajpur Road. Rangers Ground has been earmarked for buses going towards Doiwala and Sahasradhara.
In case of increased traffic pressure, the police can also make additional changes in the routes of Vikram and other public transport vehicles.
There will be strictness on parking vehicles in no-parking areas
The traffic police has appealed to the common citizens to divert traffic before leaving home on Friday.
